Longtime Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green has appeared on The Shit Show podcast, detailing the band's new album and talking at length about Johnny Marr's time with the group, bassist Eric Judy's departure, Big Boi and Krist Novolselic's collaborations, and how working with four producers played a part in the album's delay.

A label representative has confirmed that Modest Mouse is slated to release a new album via Epic Records in the first quarter of 2015. This marks the band's first full-length in almost eight years, since 2007's We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. Furthermore, following a teaser Instagram post earlier this week, new single "Lampshades on Fire" will make its radio debut on Monday, Dec. 15.

Newbury Comics will be releasing an exclusive vinyl version of the classic, Good News for People Who Love Bad News, by Modest Mouse. This will be a 2xLP set on green 120 gram vinyl, foil-stamp numbered and limited to only 1,000 pieces. It'll be released April 15th and available for pre-order now.

Longitude Festival has announced its debut line up. The festival is in its first year and is in Marlay Park, Dublin, Ireland and is running from July 19 - 21. The line up features Modest Mouse, Vampire Weekend and loads more. Head to replies to see the full line up.

Modest Mouse hit the road this June for the Randalls Island, NYC Governors Ball Music Festival and the 2012 Orion Music + More festival in Atlantic City, NJ. And the band have just announced today that they will also make stops in D.C., Pittsburgh and Columbus. Please see the replies for latest tour dates.

Julian Casablancas, Modest Mouse, Paul McCartney and more will be contributing tracks to the forthcoming Buddy Holly tribute album. Head to the replies to see the full tracklisting and artists involved. Rave On Buddy Holly is released on June 28.

Tonight's REM / Modest Mouse / The National show located at the Nikon @ Jones Beach Amphitheater was evacuated after lightning hit the facility, "causing sparks to fly from the building". One person sustained injuries, though the venue would not say whether the two incidents were related.